The Indiana Film Journalists have selected Moonlight as the best film of the year. Most of their selections match up with other groups, with the exception of Rebecca Hall getting some love for her performance in Christine.

Award Tallies

(3) Moonlight
(2) Manchester by the Sea

The Awards

Best Film

Moonlight (RU: Hell or High Water)

Other Finalists (Alphabetical):
American Honey
Arrival
Deadpool
Everybody Wants Some!!
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Sing Street

Best Animated Film

Kubo and the Two Strings (RU: Sausage Party)

Best Director

Damien Chazelle – La La Land (RU: Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea)

Best Actor

Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea (RU: Ethan Hawke – Born to Be Blue)

Best Actress

Rebecca Hall – Christine (RU: Natalie Portman – Jackie)

Best Supporting Actor

Mahershala Ali – Moonlight (RU: Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water)

Best Supporting Actress

Viola Davis – Fences (RU: Naomie Harris – Moonlight)

Best Original Screenplay

Manchester by the Sea (RU: Hell or High Water)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Moonlight (RU: Arrival)

Best Musical Score

Jackie (RU: La La Land)

Best Foreign Language Film

The Handmaiden (RU: A Man Called Ove)

Best Documentary

O.J.: Made in America (RU: Weiner)

Best Ensemble<

Everybody Wants Some!! (RU: Don’t Think Twice)

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance

Alan Tudyk – Rogue One (RU: Nick Kroll – Sausage Party)

Breakout of the Year

Robert Eggers – The Witch (RU: Sasha Lane – American Honey)

Original Vision Award

The Lobster (RU: Sausage Party)

The Hoosier Award

Andrew Cohn – Night School

Indiana Film Journalists Data

First Awards: 2009 (8)